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Book Title: Objectivity in Social Science
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.4in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Frank Cunningham
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Criticism, Research, Essays
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Publication Year: 1973
Genre: Social Science, Philosophy
Item Weight: 8.8 Oz
